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NameLA CARIDAD RESTAURANT
Address6404 ALBEMARLE RD
STE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/15/2025
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Refried beans and rice in hot holding were below 135F. TCS foods in hot holding shall measure at least 135F. CDI - PIC reheated items in microwave to above 165F. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Lettuce measured 47F in sandwich cooler top. Lettuce was double panned. TCS foods in cold holding shall measure 41F or less. CDI - Lettuce moved to walk-in cooler to cool. 0 pts. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Chicken (12-8) and salsa brava (12-6) in sandwich cooler were held past 7 days. Salsa verde (12-7), ribs (12-6), and chicken stock (12-7) were held past 7 days in walk-in cooler. TCS RTE foods must be used or discarded within 7 days of preparation, with day 1 being the date of prep. CDI - PIC discarded items. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Replace torn gasket on door of sandwich cooler. REPEAT
51 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No Yes 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Leak underneath 3-compartment sink. // 5-202.13 An air gap between the water supply and flood level rim shall be at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet and not less than 1 inch.-P Sprayer at 3-compartment sink falls below flood rim of sink when freely hanging. VR - Verification required within 10 days that air gap is present at sprayer.